Display box



July 11, 1933. R wlLMARTH 1,917,349

DISPLAY BOX Filed Feb. 27, 1932 IN VEN TOR.

i ATTORNEYS. i war"? Patented July 11, 1933 UNITED STATES LOUIS R. WILMARTH, F ATTLEBOBO, MASSACHU SETTS,

ASSIGNOR 'IO HOWARD S.

SCHOLES, 0F EDGEVIOOI), ISLAND- DISPLAY Box Application filed February 27, 1932. Serial No. 595,490.

This invention relates to a display box, and has for its object to provide a box which when opened may be disposed in somewhat of an easel fashion to better display thecontents of the box. 7

Another object of this invention is the provision of a construction by which one part of the box may be disposed with its hingedly related sections at an angle to each other and 19 held in such relation by the other part of the box to support the goods or contents of the box on an incline to better display the goods.

Another object of this invention is'the provision of a supporting plate fittingthebottom of the box and upon which the goods are mounted and which will maintain its inclined single plane to form the background for the object displayed and become a supporting part of the easel for the goods in the box 7 20 when the body of the box is bent in its angular supporting relation.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a construction which, although capable of being formed into an easel,

' will perform its functions as the containing portion of the box and be held in desired position by the cover of the box when fitted thereover.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the box in the display position with the bottom portion mounted in the cover in the angular relation which it assumes. I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cover of the box.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the cover of the box andshowing the body of the box in full with the parts in assembled relation to enclose the goods of the box.

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional View showing the hinged portions of the body of the box.

Fig. 5 is a View similar, to Fig. 4 showing the hingedsections as moved to angular relation.

Fig. 6 is a section illustrating one position of the body of the box in the cover.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view illustrating a different position of the body in the box and the cover. 1 I

Fig. 8. is a sectional View of a modified form of body and cover forming the box.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing a different modification.

Fig. 10 is a similar view to Fig.8 showing the construction of Fig-8 in a different position. V v

In the use of protecting boxes for shipping or transporting articles from one point to another, it is desirable to maintain the contents in the boxes until it reaches the customer and is frequent to open the box to permit the contentsfito be observed, andin order that the contents maybe better displayed" and the, appearance enhanced, I have so formed the box that it may be disposed in 7o an easel-like fashion to display the goods at an angle, and to accomplish this I have formed the bottom of the box in two sections hinged together and slit the'side'walls or flanges thereof at the hinge to permit the sections of the box to be angularly disposed within the confines of the cover of the box to maintain them in this angular relation by reason of the increased length of the edge flanges of the body whereby the contents of the'box is attractively positioned; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may be accomplished.

With reference to the drawing, 10 designates generally the body or contents containingportion of the box which has a bottom walldivided into two sections 11 and 12, hinged together by any suitable means 13, such as'by gummed textile fabric 14, secured both above andbelow the section 11 and below the section 12. The side wall or flange 15 about the bottom wall and along all. four peripheral edges thereof is slit as at 16 to align with the hinged edges of the sections 11 and 12 so that these sections ofthe body may be disposed at an angle to each other as illustrated in Figs. 1, 6 and 7.

The cover is designated generally 17 and consists of a top wall 18 with peripheral edge flanges 19 and a reenforcing lining 20 extending along within the flanges or walls 19. This reenforcement may bridge the corners as at 21 and provides a stop to limit the amount the cover can telescope the body, as illustrated in Fig. 3. This reenforcing flange also serves as a rest for the body 10 of the box when the sections 11 and 12 are disposed in the angle relation shown in Fig. 1, in which position the box rests upon the bridging portions 21 of the reenforcing flange. The flanges of the body of the box serve to increase the lineal length thereof so as to engage the flanges 19 of the cover and be maintained in the desired angular position.

In some instances, the sections 11 and 12 may be positioned in the angular relation as illustrated in Fig. 6, with the'section resting against the bridging portions of the corners, or as illustrated in Fig. 7 the section 12 may rest upon the top wall of the cover and support the section 11 thereby.-

In each instance I have provided a supporting plate 22 to lie along and cover the sections 11 and 12 and be'of an area substantially that of the total area of these sections.

This supporting plate has the contents of the'box such as the article 23 here shown as a pipe or the like mounted thereon, and this plate may be secured to the section 11 or entirely free from both of the sections, but in any event will be free from the section 12 so that when this section is folded to its angle position and in the relation shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 7 this supporting plate will extend out beyond this section 11 and present a full background and support for the pipe or other article contained within the box.

It is of course apparent that the varying proportions of the box will permit the same to be disposed at different angles and that the depth of the flanges will play an important part in this relation, and I have shown in Figs. 8 and 9 embodying these and other variations certain modifications. In Fig. 8 the side walls 25 of the body part of the box are of greater depth and tapered, while in Fig. 9 the support plate 26 is provided with a flange 27 about its ed es which adds a linish to the plate and strengthens the same. I have also shown the two sections 28 and 29 of the bottom wall of the body as of substan- I tially equal length. In Fig. 8 the box is shown in one position, while in Fig. 10 the same box is shown in a different position with one section of the box supported fiat upon the inside of the other art, or of course this may be moved out to t ie end wall by being disposed at a slight angle.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A box comprising a body part and a cover part telescoping thcreover, one part being hinged intermediate its ends to liorm two sections which may be disposed at an angle to each other and the other part receiving and holding said hinged sections in angular relation.

2. A box comprising a body part and a cover part, one part telescoping over the other, said body part being hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be disposed at an angle to each other in easel fashion and said cover part receiving the angularly related body part with the telescoping portions of said parts engaging to maintain said body part in its angular relation; I

3. A box comprisingtwo telescoping parts, one to fit over the other, one part being hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be disposed at an angle to each other and the other part receiving and holding said sections in angular relation,'and a support plate in said hinged part lying along one section and extending therebeyond when the sectionsare disposed at an angle.

4. A box comprising a body part and a cover part, one part telescoping over the other, said body part being hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be disposed at'an angle to each other in easel fashion, and said cover part receiving the angularly related body part with the telescoping portions of said parts engaging to maintain said body part in its angular relation, and a support plate in said hinged part lying along said body section and extending therebeyond when the said body sections are disposed at an angle.

5. A box. comprising a body member having a bottom and side walls, a cover member having a marginal edge flange to telescope over the side walls of said body member, said side walls being slit and the bottom wall of said body hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be angularly related in easel fashion and held in such position within the cover by its flanges engaging the flanges of the cover.

6. A box comprising abody member having a bottom wall and side walls, a cover member having a marginal edge flange to 'telescope over the side walls of said body member, said edge side walls being slit and the bottom wall of said body hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be angularlyrelated in easel fashion andheld in such position within the cover by its flanges engaging the flanges of the cover, and a support plate in said body of asize to cover;both sections of the body and extending beyond one section in which it is mounted when the sections are in angular relation.

7. A box comprising a body member having a bottom wall and side walls, a cover member having a marginal edge flange to telescope over the flange of said body member, said edge flange being slit and the bottom wall of said body hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be angularly related in easel fashion and held in such position Within the cover by its flanges engaging the flanges of the cover, and a reenforcing lining about the flange of said cover upon which said body parts may rest when the sections thereof are in angular relation.

8. A box comprising a bodymember havtelescope over the flange of said body 1nem-" ber, said edge flange being slit and the bottom 7 wall of said body. hinged intermediate its ends to form two sections which may be angularly related in easel fashion and held in such position within thecover by its flanges engaging the flanges of the cover, and reenforcing lining about the flange of said cover and bridging the corners of the cover of said box upon which said body parts may rest when the sections thereof are in angular relation.

In testimony whereof I afiix my 51 gnature.

' LOUIS R. WILMARTH. 

